Quotes by Les Leopold

35,000 times as valuable

"What notion of economics or ethics justifies the fact that it would take the average family more than 35,000 years to earn as much as the top hedge fund managers earn in one year?"

The Highest Income Celebrities, CEO and Hedge Fund Managers (2010)
     
The Top Ten Average Yearly Income Number of years if would take for the average American family to earn as much.
     
Hedge Fund managers $1,753,000,000 35,217 years
Movie directors/producers $126,000,000 2,531
Top celebrities from all fields $119,800,000 2,407
Pop musicians $87,200,000 1,752
Non-financial CEOs $47,100,000 946
Athletes $44,600,000 896
Movie stars $42,600,000 856
Authors $26,900,000 402
Lawyers $20,000,000 402
Bank/Insurance CEOs $16,600,000 333
     
Median Family Income (2009) $49,777 1 year